Monthly Programs

To celebrate Veterans’ Day and continue our celebration of America250, come and explore U.S. military records.  This talk will illustrate the genealogical value of several types of military records, showing examples including draft records, service cards, headstone applications, and transport lists.  It will include a demonstration of how to find military records in major databases including Fold3, Ancestry and FamilySearch, which are available in the SVGS library.  

6:00 - Potluck and Social Time
7:00 - Genealogists Around the Table - Tips, Tricks, and Triumphs

 

If you're overwhelmed by the collection of photos your family has accumulated, you're not alone!  After a brief history of photography, we look at organizing techniques, digitization basics, and options/ideas on what to do with your photos so they can be enjoyed by generations to come instead of collecting dust in a box.

Our speaker, Sara Cochran, is a full-time professional genealogist with more than 30 years of research experience.  Her research has taken her to nearly every state in the USA and Ireland.  She especially enjoys breaking down brick walls, discovering the stories of black sheep ancestors, and helping individuals preserve their photographic legacy.

Sara holds a Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate and a Bachelor's Degree in Library Science.  She is an alum of the ProGen Study Group.  She is a member of DAR and other lineage societies, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and ther Genealogical Speakers Guild.

Learn more about Sara at https://theskeletonwhisperer.com/.